Oh, aimee, I can't help but giggle! These are darling little treasures, and I'm so happy you captured it all. Whenever I get exasperated at the mess and throw up my hands, my husband always says, "If this is the worst they'll ever be, then we are very lucky." Your home, artsygirl's legs, they are all so filled with happy color and energy. I cannot tell you how much I love these little glimpses into your life.

I am sorry, I cannot let that misspelling stay. I am using my laptop since my desktop died.

Aimee, Bella is right. Your house is full of love, energy and color. Don't paint over the door, in fact if you decide to move, take the door with you. I have a kitchen pantry door where the children traced their hands, feet and marked their heights through the years since they were toodlers. I can't begin to tell you how much I love it, messy and chaotic since it is getting filled but the little hand prints are now so little but they give me such enormous pleasure.

hee hee hee, i loved all of your input on this post. of course, now that it's two days in the past, their sweet escapades now look like pure art to me. every one of these pictures is making me giggle now. i think that's why i take the photos - i know that after the moment is gone i'll appreciate it more.

Your daughter is such a character. I thought the books on the stairs were art!! With the carrots at the top, some sort of symbolisn!! The hand prints are adorable. I agree, leave them there. I kept some wallpaper which had all the family's heights on. I still have it.